A big challenge facing a career changer is how to get a hiring manager to take a chance on you. Let’s assume that you have already taken steps to become eligible for your new career, such as getting trained or certified. Now it’s about telling your story in such a way that the hiring manager […]
After more than two decades in the technical recruiting game, Stout Systems has learned a thing or two about how to help people find jobs. We are often invited to take our show on the road—presenting seminars at colleges, universities, user group meetings and the like. At just about every seminar we present, we meet […]
Ann Arbor and Farmington Hills, MI – Stout Systems Development, recognized as one of the top Custom Software Development Firms of 2019, is pleased to announce its upcoming seminars on task estimating targeted to help developers improve their software estimation skills. This seminar debuted at CodeMash 2019 to a full house of attendees on the last day […]
In Part 1 of this series, the topic of merge bugs was introduced. Merge bugs are the result of changes in multiple branches that don't result in conflicts, but when the two changes are merged together the result is not consistent with the intent of either modification. In Part 1, the following process was suggested […]
You’ve heard of merge conflicts, but what about merge bugs? Like conflicts, these are caused when multiple developers work on the same code and then merge changes. Conflicts (when the same line is changed by more than one developer) are easy to detect, but bugs outside of those conflicts are much more complex. They won’t […]
Back in the day, if you wanted to really prepare for your job interview, you’d have to go to the Public Library and do some research on the company you were interviewing with. There, you would find dusty old tomes in which you could look up information about the company, and you could learn even […]
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It’s a fiercely competitive labor market right now, especially for technical talent. Many companies worry that because they cannot match the wages on offer from other firms, they won’t be able attract or retain the workforce they need. When companies have the mindset that it’s a SHOW ME THE MONEY market, they can feel like […]
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I just read a Human Resource article that was alerting managers to the fact that they might be bad interviewers. And the fact is, many of them are. I don’t mean to criticize, but good interviewing techniques don’t always come naturally - they are often the result of reading lots of good articles on how […]